Pratiharas - Vasudeva's Imitations Sri Ma

Track 3 of Indo-Sassanian Coinage - Eastern Indo-Sassanian coinage - Imperial Pratihara Empire 

The Pratiharas - Vasudeva's Imitations - Sri Ma - tentative period CE 700 - 800

The previous series Vasudeva's imitations developed into Sri Ha and Sri Ha Derivative coins, these also branched off into yet another new series - Track/ Series 3

The first coin below is the "Sri Ja" coin from Vasudeva's imitations, the second coin shows a very faint "Ma" in front of the bust and the third is the beginning of Ma type coins

Fig 98a                                                                        Fig 98b                                                                Fig 98c

the above coins illustrate the changing of Vasudeva's imitations into the initial Sri Ma coins of Track 3.

The Sa above the crown in the Vasudeva's imitations changes to Sri in the Sri Ma coins.

The Sri becomes the link to the next two developments in Track 3

The Sri Ma coins develop into 3 Types - sketches below provide an indication of the Types as well as the gradual degradation of the design elements with few sample coins 

Type 1

Fig 99

Fig 102

Fig 103

Fig 105                                                                     Fig 106                                                                    Fig 107                                                                Fig 108

Fig 109 (6)                                                                                                                                                                         Fig 109 (11)

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Type 2 - the Crown resembles a hat

Fig 111

Type 3 - the Sri here appears in front of the face above Ma and below the Ma a Kalasha can be seen

Fig 114a                                                                                                                                              Fig 114b                                                                          

Fig 114c                                                                                                                                               Fig 114e

Fig 114g

image credits -
1. Imitations in Continuity - K.K. Maheshwari
2. Amit Kher Collection